Operational plan for the Research Support and External Relations Office
This is the operational plan for the Research Support and External Relations Office 2026.
Mission and responsibilities
The Office of Research Support and External Relations (FER) provides support to KI's
management, governing bodies and departments in matters relating to research, infrastructure, internationalisation, external collaborations and KI's donation activities. The department is also responsible for providing direct support to researchers in the areas of research funding, industry collaboration, agreements, impact, careers, student exchanges, ethics applications, clinical studies, data management, research documentation, compliance with EU and NIH projects, and various systems and registrations related to the implementation of the research process. The department also coordinates processes for internal and external awards and medals.
- Establishment and implementation of a strengthened Faculty Board and its sub-bodies
- KI's quality assurance work in research
- Coordination and support for the establishment of the Committee for Ethics and Good Research Practice
- Analysis of KI's research performance and impact in international comparison
- Further development of the agreement process through skills development, division of responsibilities and system support
- Support the development of an organisation for KI's research infrastructure (RIKI)
- Support KI's research safety work and responsible internationalisation
- Contribute to the development of KI's AI infrastructure
- Investigate the possibilities of AI to streamline processes and improve service to core operations and other stakeholders
- Strengthen collaboration and communication with researchers and departments within the various areas of our support
Internal departmental priority focus areas:
- Develop internal and external communication and processes within the department
- Explore the possibilities of AI to improve quality, efficiency and speed within the department's administrative processes and support systems
- Environmental and climate goals are included in the department's work and advice to researchers
- Medical preparedness
- European University NeurotechEU
- KI-DASH
- Journal list
- CRM system
- Support and advice to KI's management, governing bodies, departments and researchers
- Handling of student exchanges in educational programmes
KI ELN, KI Prisma, iLab, DMPonline, RedCap, iThenticate (with KIB), KIDR (with KIB), Pivot-RP, Mobility online
- 100
Number of units: 6
- Faculty Board
- Committee for Research
- The Committee for Ethics and Good Research Practice
- Infrastructure Board
- Internationalisation Board
- Research Data Office (RDO)
- Data Science Node (DSN)
- SciLifeLab
- Stockholm Trio's Brussels Office
- Audit & QA process for EU & US federal projects
SEK 131 million